Winifred Rushforth - Memorials

Memorials

Sir Laurens van der Post attended Dr Rushforth's Memorial Service in Old St Paul's Church, Edinburgh, as Prince Charles's representative. The service was conducted by the then Bishop of Edinburgh, Richard Holloway. Father Jock Dalrymple of the Tavistock Clinic, gave the eulogy.

In 2002, a memorial sculpture in Edinburgh's George Square Gardens by the sculptor Christopher Hall was dedicated by Prince Charles.

A 1982 portrait of Rushforth by the artist Victoria Crowe is held in the collection of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

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